Meretrix is a genus of edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. They appeared in the fossil record in the Cenomanian age.
Species
Species in the genus Meretrix include:
- Meretrix lamarckii
- Meretrix meretrix
- Meretrix lusoria
- Meretrix lyrata
- Meretrix taiwanica
- â Meretrix chalcedonica, early Danian Lefipán Formation, Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Argentina
- â Meretrix dalli, Paleocene Martinez Formation of California
- â Meretrix faba, Cenomanian Khatiyah Formation of the United Arab Emirates
- â Meretrix hikoshimensis, Oligocene Ashiya Group of Japan
- â Meretrix hornii, Paleocene to Eocene California
- â Meretrix indica, Paleocene Hangu Shales of Pakistan
- â Meretrix negritosensis, Miocene Zorritos Formation of Peru
- â Meretrix nuttalliopsis, Eocene Boca de Serpiente Formation of Trinidad and Tobago
- â Meretrix persica, Miocene of Iran and India
- â Meretrix shantii, Eocene Umm al-Rua'us Formation of Saudi Arabia
- â Meretrix stantoni, Paleocene California
- â Meretrix subimpressa, Eocene Trinidad and Tobago and Maryland
- â Meretrix uvasana, Paleocene to Eocene California
References
Bibliography
Further reading
- Reid, Shannon (2003). OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, Academy of Natural Sciences.